They're originals, and they know how to make a movie look great, and they know how to use the camera. And I think they'll have a fresh, a very fresh take on the character.

Cage pointed out that "fresh" did not mean that the movie is being rebooted as some have speculated, adding, "It's a different trajectory, but it's still the same guy." Cage, a big fan of comic books himself, also defended the first movie, which was not very well received among comic book fans.

By the way, I'm not knocking the first one, whatever people think. I stand by that movie as well. I thought it was like a Faustian fairytale, like, if Disney would make a movie about Faust, it would be in that vein, like a Western and a little lighter.

Little is known about the plot of Ghost Rider 2 at this time, other than it being based on a script written by David Goyer nearly a decade ago, which producer Michael De Luca described as a "very brutal" "redemption story." The movie is slated to go into production in mid-November.